Maybelle Carter

"Mother" Maybelle Carter (born Maybelle Addington; May 10, 1909 – October 23, 1978) was an American country musician and "among the first" to use the Carter scratch, with which she "helped to turn the guitar into a lead instrument." It was named after her. She was a member of the original Carter Family act from the late 1920s until the early 1940s and a member of the Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle group.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 10, 1909 (Virginia), Died October 23, 1978 (Nashville)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1961

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, soprano vocal, harmony vocal, leader, steel guitar, songwriter, composer, lyricist, speaker, yodeling, autoharp, mandolin

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 176-200 of 261 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	E0VB-5519	10-in.	8/23/1950	Gotta find me somebody to love	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with female vocal duet and string band	vocalist, harmony vocal
Victor	E0VB-5828	10-in.	10/22/1950	Just you and I	Anita Carter	Female vocal solo, with string band	composer
Victor	D9VB-0844	10-in.	2/2/1949	(This is) someone's last day	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with vocal harmonies and string band	instrumentalist, guitar, leader, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	D9VB-0845	10-in.	2/2/1949	The kneeling drunkard's plea	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with vocal harmonies and string band	instrumentalist, guitar, leader, vocalist, soprano vocal, songwriter
Victor	D9VB-0846	10-in.	2/2/1949	Why do you weep, dear willow?	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with vocal harmonies and string band	instrumentalist, guitar, leader, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	D9VB-0847	10-in.	2/2/1949	Walk a little closer	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with vocal harmonies and string band	instrumentalist, guitar, leader, vocalist, soprano vocal, composer
Victor	D9VB-0848	10-in.	2/2/1949	My darling's home at last	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with vocal harmonies and string band	instrumentalist, guitar, leader, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	D9VB-0849	10-in.	2/2/1949	A picture a ring and a curl	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal ensemble, with string band	instrumentalist, guitar, leader, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	D9VB-0850	10-in.	2/2/1949	Root, hog, or die	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, guitar, leader
Victor	D9VB-0851	10-in.	2/2/1949	The baldheaded end of the broom	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, guitar, leader
Victor	D9VB-1956	10-in.	10/12/1949	The day of wrath	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal trio, with string band	instrumentalist, guitar, leader, songwriter, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	D9VB-1957	10-in.	10/12/1949	Down on my knees	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal trio, with string band	instrumentalist, guitar, leader, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	D9VB-1958	10-in.	10/12/1949	Little orphan girl	Carter Sisters ; Anita Carter ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, guitar, leader
Victor	D9VB-1959	10-in.	10/12/1949	God sent my little girl	Carter Sisters ; Anita Carter ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, guitar, leader
Victor	D9VB-1968	10-in.	10/13/1949	Crocodile tears	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter ; June Carter Cash	Female vocal quartet, with string band	instrumentalist, guitar, leader, vocalist, harmony vocal
Victor	D9VB-1969	10-in.	10/13/1949	Grandma told me so	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter ; June Carter Cash	Female vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, guitar, leader, songwriter
Victor	D9VB-1970	10-in.	10/13/1949	The day they laid Mary away	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with string band and harmony vocals	instrumentalist, guitar, leader, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	D9VB-1971	10-in.	10/13/1949	Blue skies and sunshine	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with string band and vocal chorus	instrumentalist, guitar, leader, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	D9VB-1972	10-in.	10/13/1949	I've got a home up in glory	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with string band and vocal harmonies	leader, songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	D9VB-1973	10-in.	10/13/1949	Don't wait	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with string band and vocal harmonies	instrumentalist, guitar, leader, songwriter, vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	C3349	10-in.	10/3/1940	Little poplar log house on the hill	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	C3360	10-in.	10/4/1940	My home among the hills	Carter Family	Mixed vocal trio, with two guitars	vocalist, soprano vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer
Brunswick	E25475-E25476	10-in.	12/8/1927	(Bury me beneath the) Weeping willow tree	Robert A. Gardner ; Lester McFarland	Male vocal duet, with guitar, mandolin, and harmonica	songwriter
Vocalion	17478	10-in.	5/5/1935	Sinking in the lonesome sea	Carter Family	Female vocal solo, with two guitars	vocalist, harmony vocal, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	61128	10-in.	6/8/1936	My Dixie darling	Carter Family		instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal

(Results 176-200 of 261 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carter, Maybelle," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106603.

Carter, Maybelle. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106603.

"Carter, Maybelle." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.